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Atria Septal Defect (ASD): What is it?Congenital birth defects can affect many different processes of the body. One of the organs at risk in congenital defects is the heart. Atrial septal defects are those that cause abnormal holes to exist in the septum, which is the wall that sits between the upper left and right chambers of the heart. A hole in this part of the heart causes a disruption in the pattern of blood flow. It lets blood from one side, the left chamber, to move to the right side, which in a healthy heart does not happen. From this area of the heart, blood is then sent to the lungs. Since more blood is going to the right, more blood is then also going to the lungs. All this blood overworks both of these organs. The effects of this defect often build gradually over time.

Atrial Septal Defect Symptoms: What are they?Infants born with atrial septal defects might not show any signs of distress, or their symptoms might mimic symptoms of other conditions. If the defect does not show signs until the individual is older, the symptoms might look a bit different, and they might be more significant since the effects have been building for years.

Some of the symptoms doctors and patients might see include a shortness of breath, fatigue after physical activity, coughing, swelling of the lower limbs, heart arrhythmias, and abnormal numbers of lung infections.

Atrial Septal Defects: How are they diagnosed?The diagnosing of atrial septal defects depends on when symptoms arise, which can be anytime between birth and later adulthood. Some defects are also found by coincidence, when a patient is showing signs of another illness or problem and a test reveals ASD.• Ultrasounds during pregnancy sometimes show atrial septal defects.• Patients with heart murmurs often have electrocardiograms, where monitors are attached with glue to the chest that measure the electrical signals of the heart.• Echocardiograms are the tests most often used when ASD or other cardiac problems are suspected. These tests provide doctors with images of the functioning parts of the heart, as well as how the heart is pumping blood between chambers and to the lungs.• Chest x-rays and scans sometimes reveal ASD, but this is usually during efforts to diagnose other conditions or because the symptoms of ASD are misleading.

What are the types of ASD?Atrial septal defects usually present in a type known as Secundum, in which the septal wall between the chambers is affected with a hole. The second most common form of the birth defect is Primum. In this type of the defect the lower part of the wall is affected. Two less common forms include Sinus Venosus and Coronary Sinus ASD.